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TermNet: International Terminology Summer School (Cologne July 2017)
January 13, 2017 Authors: Digital Standards Unit
The International Terminology Summer School (TSS) is the leading and largest international summer school for terminology professionals with about 80 participants from some 40 countries and almost every continent. TSS offers a one-week, practice-oriented training course covering a comprehensive overview of the methods and principles of terminology management. The course is taught by some of the…
Arches (open source heritage management software): Project Update
December 08, 2016 Authors: Digital Standards Unit
The Getty Conservation Institute (USA) has entered into collaborative agreements with Historic England and the City of Lincoln Council (England) to implement the Arches software platform, which will categorize, map, and describe the rich cultural heritage of Greater London and the City of Lincoln. The partnership provides a new way for the three organizations to work together to promote the…
Next FISH-HEIRNET meeting (Edinburgh, 29 Nov 2016)
November 07, 2016 Authors: Digital Standards Unit
This year's autumn FISH-HEIRNET meeting will take place on Tuesday 29th November (1pm to 4.15pm), at the Historic Environment Scotland office in Edinburgh. Address: Conference Room, John Sinclair House, Historic Environment Scotland, 16 Bernard Terrace, Edinburgh, EH8 9NX The afternoon session is open, however there are limited numbers so if you would like to attend please register through…
FISH Thesauri updated – Version 19
October 11, 2016 Authors: Digital Standards Unit
Candidate terms (terminology suggestions) are submitted to FISH all year round. Terms are processed and usually added to the FISH thesauri and authority files as and when they come in. Every six months or so the main thesauri are updated and uploaded to this website, where you can browse for a specific term, and Heritage Data, a related website, where you can download key thesauri as CSV, PDF and…
CIfA Conference session: Digital Preservation and the Historic Environment (Newcastle 19-21 April 2017)
September 20, 2016 Authors: Digital Standards Unit
CIfA conference, Newcastle University, 19 to 21 April 2017 One of the sessions will be: _'Down amongst the dead men – The Bedern Group, digital preservation and the Historic Environment' _ Peter McKeague, Kirsty Lingstadt , Emily Nimmo and Louisa Matthews Call for papers Digital technologies play a central role in documenting our heritage and provide a vital resource for creative, cultural and…
Council for British Archaeology: Post-referendum archaeology (1 Aug 2016)
August 17, 2016 Authors: Digital Standards Unit
The Council for British Archaeology explores the long term impact of Brexit on British archaeology. The article discusses: Higher Education sector research networks and funding (UK's higher education institutions reliance on EU funding); possible impact on the private sector (too soon to judge if this will be a long term negative trend); and the opportunity for UK's government to revisit the…
Workshop on Visions on Internet of Cultural Things and Applications (Naples, 27 Nov - 1 Dec 2016)
August 17, 2016 Authors: Digital Standards Unit
Naples (Italy), 27 November - 1 December 2016 'The combination of the Internet and emerging technologies such as near-field and BLE communications, real-time localization, and embedded sensors lets us transform everyday objects into smart objects that can understand and react to their environment. In the last years, Cultural Heritage has turned out to be one of the most suitable domains in which…
E-Space Third International Conference (Berlin, 21-22 Nov 2016)
August 17, 2016 Authors: Digital Standards Unit
Cultural Heritage: Reuse, Remake, Reimagine Berlin, (Germany), 21-22 November 2016 Venue: Hamburger Bahnhof Museum of Contemporary Art. Digitization is progressing at Cultural Institutions, and previously hidden treasures of Cultural Heritage are becoming visible. However, in today’s digital society existing on the web is not enough. Audiences want to engage with culture, they want to create their…
International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies (Vienna, 16-18 Nov)
August 17, 2016 Authors: Digital Standards Unit
CHNT 21 2016: Urban Archaeology and Data: Re-use and Repurposing of Archaeological and Historical Material and Data City Hall of Vienna, Austria on November 16-18, 2016 Ever increasing understanding of our primary sources and technological progress have led to higher and higher standards of recording and analysis in archaeological and historical research. Session Topics Preservation and Re-Use of…
Digital Heritage Events at FabLab Nerve Centre (Derry, 11-12 Oct)
August 17, 2016 Authors: Digital Standards Unit
Derry (Northern Ireland), 11-12 October 2016 CARARE Best Practice Network has joined forces with the Discovery Programme and the FabLab Nerve Centre to organise two days of Digital Heritage Events in Derry Guildhall, Northern Ireland with the focus on looking at how we can promote digital cultural heritage data (with the focus on archaeology and architecture) and how it can be re-used across a…
DCDC 2016 Conference (Salford, 10-12 October)
August 17, 2016 Authors: Digital Standards Unit
Collections, connections, collaborations: from potential to impact Salford, 10 – 12 October 2016 Venue: The Lowry, Pier 8, Salford Quays, M50 3AZ DCDC2016 conference will look at the varied and innovative ways in which archives, museums, libraries, and academia can help realise the potential of collections and translate this into social, cultural, and economic impact. The main conference themes…
14th EUROGRAPHICS Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage (Genova, 5-7 October)
August 17, 2016 Authors: Digital Standards Unit
Genova, Italy, 5-7 October 2016. The 14th EUROGRAPHICS Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage (GCH 2016) aims to foster an international dialogue between ICT experts and CH scientists to have a better understanding of the critical requirements for processing, managing, and delivering cultural information to a broader audience. The objective of the workshop is to present and showcase new…
